The World`s largest E-Sports Festival and Tournament kick
off from 7-9 September 2012
PIKOM,
the National ICT Association of Malaysia, announced the World largest
e-Sports festival, World Cyber Games Asian Championship 2012 which will be held
together with World Cyber Games Malaysia National Final 2012. It will be
a three-day event of adrenaline-filled actions as teams and individuals battled
out to claim victory of championship titles representing Malaysia at Asia level
and Grand Final in Kunshan, China from 29 November to 2 December this
year. With the aim to unite gamers from all over the world while allowing
gamers to enjoy and respect the e-game environment, World Cyber Games Asian
Championship 2012 also serve as the platform for gamers to get together,
exchange ideas and strategies whilst demonstrating their skills.
The largest cyber-gaming event will be held from 7 – 9
September at Hall 1, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in conjunction with the
National ICT month this September. In the Asian Championship 2012, there will
be gamers from 9 other countries who would be wrestling for the
individual titles. World Cyber Games Asian Championship will be featuring
three official games titles - DOTA 2, FIFA12 & Tekken 6.
The World Cyber Games Malaysian National Finals 2012 is
expected to attract about 600 Malaysian gamers across the country. The
tournament is open to all Malaysian citizens and Gamers, youth below 18 years
old would required to submit parents’ approval. The seven games titles
featured in the National Championship are FIFA12 (individual players), DOTA2 (a
team of 5 players), Counter Strike-Online™ (a team of 5 players), World of
Tanks (a team of 7 players), StarCraft2 (individual players), Tekken 6
(individual players) and Counter Strike Global Offensive (a team of 5 players).
The selected winners will get the opportunity to
compete with other world-class gamers to represent Malaysia at World Cyber
Games Asian Championship 2012 which will be held from 8 – 9 September 2012 in
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Samsung Electronics, the global leader in digital media
and digital convergence technologies is the Worldwide Partner of WCG 2012.
Other sponsors include Razer as the official gaming gear and the supporting
gamer publishers such as Online e-Club Management Sdn Bhd, Wargaming.net,
Gamers DotCom Sdn Bhd, Sendi Mutiara Multimedia Sdn Bhd and Asiasoft Malaysia
(AS Online Sdn Bhd).
About PIKOM
PIKOM, THE NATIONAL ICT ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA is
the association representing the information and communications technology
(ICT) industry in Malaysia. Its membership currently stands at over 1,500
comprising companies involved in a whole spectrum of ICT products and services
which commands about 80% of the total ICT trade in Malaysia. PIKOM works to
improve the business climate in the interests of all its member companies and
to promote industry growth in line with national aspirations.
PIKOM's membership is open to all Malaysian companies who
supply ICT products and services in the computing and telecommunications
industries. However, non-ICT companies are also welcome to join the Association
as associate members.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in
semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence
technologies with 2011 consolidated sales of US$143.1 billion. Employing approximately
206,000 people in 197 offices across 72 countries, the company operates two
separate organizations to coordinate its nine independent business units:
Digital Media & Communications, comprising Visual Display, Mobile
Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions,
and Digital Imaging; and Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and
LED. Recognized for its industry- leading performance across a range of
economic, environmental and social criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the
world’s most sustainable technology company in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability
Index. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com .
For media enquiries, please contact:
Name: Aliyah Alisha Soo
Designation: Marketing & Communications Manager
Tel: (603) 7955 2922 ext 735
Email: aliyah.alisha@pikom.org.my
Website: www.pikom.org.my
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